Healthcare: How Involved Should
the Government Be?

Both the Republican and Democrat Presidential elects have outlined their proposed reform for healthcare in the US.

John McCain would change the tax treatment of health insurance in a way that would encourage Americans to buy insurance on the open market, eliminating the current bias toward employer-sponsored care. The likely result: more people shopping for insurance on their own, with more choices but perhaps more risks.*

Barack Obama would have the government organize a health-care market-place where private plans, and one new government-run plan, would compete to sell insurance, with government subsidies for low-income customers. The likely result: more Americans buying insurance with the help of government, with more people insured, but government spending a lot for subsidies.*

How Will this Affect You?
Attend this year’s 9th Annual Nonprofit Hospital Finance Conference being held October 2-3, 2008 at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas, and find out some of the health issues we’ll be looking to cover.

FEATURED SESSION

Washington Outlook What impact will the outcome of the election have on the municipal finance market? Healthcare reform How to control the cost of Medicare and Medicaid How are hospitals responding to looming budget concerns? How big of an issue are RAC audits, and what is the impact to credits? Deb Mizeur, Obama Campaign Representative Grace-Marie Turner, Representative of Sen. John McCain's Campaign

VIEW the complete agenda.

*Source: The Wall Street Journal